Its return to office in Delhi after 27 years, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finally announced its new Chief Minister (CM) following over 10 days of suspense. This comes after the BJP’s convincing victory in the Delhi Assembly election, ending Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s 10-year reign. The new Chief Minister will be Rekha Gupta, and she will be administered the oath on February 20.
Who is Rekha Gupta?
Rekha Gupta is a senior BJP leader with a long political background. She is the General Secretary of Delhi BJP, having previously served as National Vice President of BJP’s Mahila Morcha.
She won the 2025 Delhi Assembly election from Shalimar Bagh (North-West) seat by a margin of 68,200 votes.
Gupta, as a career lawyer, started her political career as President of Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) for 1996-1997. She forayed into municipal politics as Delhi Councillor from Uttari Pitampura in 2007 and got re-elected in 2012. Her bureaucratic background was further established when she was elected as Mayor of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation.
